Lived in Tokyo for over a year & have visited Portugal several times :)

I believe pulling permit will also trigger their visit as well.

One way to find comps is to visit a local Real Estate Investment club and meet a rep from a title company. 

I recommend anyone who hasn't visited recently to do so.Do you work full time as an REA?

That looks something like this:Week 1Monday - Brokers, reach out to 1-2 brokers and set up appointmentsTuesday - Database, populate and refine property and owner databaseWednesday - Internet, search internet for new property listingsThursday - Marketing, create or refine my marketingFriday - Education, read, watch, practice evaluations, etc.Weekend - Visit propertiesWeek 2Monday - Lenders, reach out to 1-2 lenders and set up appointmentsTuesday - Database, work on mail mergeWednesday - Internet, search internet sites for new property listingsThursday - Marketing, create or refine my marketingFriday - Education, read, watch, practice evaluationsWeekend - MailersI try to send out mailers at least once a quarter, it's all I can handle at the moment. 

I post the meetup here on BP in the Events section and you can learn more by visiting bestevercincy.com I'll have next month's meetup posted tomorrow.

We felt like we did all the things:We went to go visit the properties and met the property manager.  

You need to visit with several mortgage lenders.

While Tom is definitely correct that reaching out to speak to a provider on your shortlist, or even go out to visit them in person, is a fantastic way to get a feel for the business and the people you would be working with for 10+ years, a lot of the market info you need is definitely available online. 

We decided to pay cash instead of financing the purchase,  and do a cash out refinance after the renovations and the property is stabilized.In changing the PA to a cash sale ,  the language regarding possession was changed from "at closing"  to 10 days after closing ,  with zero $daily rental and nothing held back to assure that the premises is broom clean.